John Henry by Buster Brown Song Details

On May 21, 1961, the song "John Henry" was released by Buster Brown. The duration of This song is about two minutes long, specifically at 2:35. This song does not appear to have any foul language. John Henry's duration is considered a little bit shorter than the average duration of a typical track. There are a total of 21 in the song's album "The Best of Buster Brown". In this album, this song's track order is #3. John Henry is not that popular right now. The overall tone is very danceable, especially with its high energy, which produces more of a euphoric, cheerful, or happy vibe.

BPM and Tempo

With John Henry by Buster Brown having a BPM of 79 with a half-time of 40 BPM and a double-time of 158 BPM, we would consider this track to have a Andante (at a walking pace) tempo marking. Because of this, we believe that the song has an overall slow tempo. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

B♭ Major is the music key of this track. Or for those who are familiar with the camelot wheel, this song has a camelot key of 6B. So, the perfect camelot match for 6B would be either 6B or 7A. While, 7B can give you a low energy boost. For moderate energy boost, you would use 3B and a high energy boost can either be 8B or 1B. Though, if you want a low energy drop, you should looking for songs with either a camelot key of 6A or 5B will give you a low energy drop, 9B would be a moderate one, and 4B or 11B would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 3A allows you to change the mood.

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